No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz's 12-match winning streak was ended by Tomas Machac 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. It was No. 33 Machac's third tour-level quarterfinal, and the Czech player proved more than a match for the four-time major-winning Spaniard as he earned his second win over a top-five opponent this year in two hours.

In his last match on September 30, 2024, Alcaraz won 7-5, 6-2 versus Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals of the China Open. In the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships (his last tournament), Machac was eliminated in the semifinals by No. 19-ranked Ugo Humbert, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6.

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World number two Carlos Alcaraz suffers a shock defeat to an inspired Tomas Machac in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.

World number two Carlos Alcaraz has been knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in straight sets by 33rd-ranked Tomas Machac, losing 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 on Thursday.

On Thursday, Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2 in the world) takes on Tomas Machac (No. 33) in the quarterfinals at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.Alcaraz has -1099 odds to earn a spot in the semifinals over

Czech Tomas Machac caused a huge upset at the Shanghai Masters as he ended third-seed Carlos Alcaraz's 12-match winning streak in a straight-sets victory.

Carlos Alcaraz stunned by Tomas Machac in Shanghai Masters quarter-final - Alcaraz lost 7-6 (5) 7-5 in one hour and 55 minutes.